Court Upholds Apple’s Right to Delist Apps, Sanctions Musi Lawyers
A California judge dismissed Musi’s lawsuit against Apple, ruling Apple can delist apps at any time with notice under the App Store Developer Program License Agreement, and sanctioned Musi’s lawyers for making factually unsupported claims. The decision ends Musi’s bid to restore its Musi app on the App Store, finding no breach or bad-faith conduct by Apple despite Musi’s allegations and discovery efforts. Apple was awarded costs related to the sanctions. The ruling underscores the broad contractual discretion Apple holds over app availability, even when competing claims about intellectual-property concerns and YouTube content are involved.